Reference Works for Theological Research - Softcover

Kepple, Robert J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0819185655 ISBN 13: 9780819185655

Publisher: University Press of America, 1992

Synopsis

A classified annotated bibliographical guide to over 700 works useful for theological research. Designed to serve both as a textbook for the study of such tools and as a tool for the rapid location of appropriate reference works when doing theological research. This book contains substantial additions, changes, and revisions from the second edition published in 1981.

About this title

About the Author

Robert J. Kepple is Vice-President at the Library Technologies, Inc. John J. Muether is Library Director and Associate Professor of Theological Bibliography.

Review

The authors are to be congratulated for the improvements introduced in this edition. Within its scope this volume represents the best available guide to the basic sources of Western scholarship on traditional Christianity. It is highly recommended forseminary and theological college libraries. (Richard A. Muller, CALVIN THEOLOGICAL REVIEW Journal Of Religious & Theological Information)

Kepple and Muether have produced an invaluable and still relatively compact guide to religious and theological reference material. This is an important work for any library with a sizable religion collection. (Richard A. Muller, CALVIN THEOLOGICAL REVIEW American Reference Books Annual)

Kepple's and Muether's guide to reference works remains one of the most useful general tools for theological research in all fields... [T]his work offers a solid and well-organized beginning point for all theological researchers: It should be of greatinterest to college and seminary students as a means of aquainting them with the contents of a good reference room, to graduate students and teachers in coordinating their own basic research efforts, and to theological libraries as offering a fine checklist for reference acquisitions. This is a fine work that deserves to be widely known... (Richard A. Muller, CALVIN THEOLOGICAL REVIEW)

Kepple's and Muether's guide to reference works remains one of the most useful general tools for theological research in all fields... [T]his work offers a solid and well-organized beginning point for all theological researchers: It should be of great interest to college and seminary students as a means of aquainting them with the contents of a good reference room, to graduate students and teachers in coordinating their own basic research efforts, and to theological libraries as offering a fine checklist for reference acquisitions. This is a fine work that deserves to be widely known... (Richard A. Muller, CALVIN THEOLOGICAL REVIEW)

The authors are to be congratulated for the improvements introduced in this edition. Within its scope this volume represents the best available guide to the basic sources of Western scholarship on traditional Christianity. It is highly recommended for seminary and theological college libraries. (Richard A. Muller, CALVIN THEOLOGICAL REVIEW Journal Of Religious & Theological Information)

Kepple and Muether have produced an invaluable and still relatively compact guide to religious and theological reference material. This is an important work for any library with a sizable religion collection. (Richard A. Muller, CALVIN THEOLOGICAL REVIEW American Reference Books Annual)

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0819185655
• ISBN 13: 9780819185655
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 264